1994 Oldsmobile Bravada Owner's Manual - Page 175

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I RECOMMENDED SAE VISCOSITY GRADE ENGINE FOR BEST FUEL ECONOMY AND COLD STARTING, SELECT THE LOWEST SAE VISCOSITY GRADE OIL FOR THE EXPECTED TEMPERATURE RANGE. LOOK FOR ONE OF THESE HOT Y-ATHER LABELS W_ _ E "F k100 "C t38 t 21 \ +so What Kind of Oil to Use Beginning midyear 1993, oils of the proper quality foryour vehicle will be identified with this new "starburst" symbol. The "starburst" symbol indicates that theoil has been certified by the American Petroleum Institute (API), and is preferred for use in your gasoline engine. You should look for this on the front of the oil container, and use only oils that display this new symbol. You should also use the proper viscositJ oil for your vehicle, as shown in the following chart: +SO +40 t16 t4 -7 +20 0 -18 SAE 5W-30 PREFERRED IF NEITHER SAE 5W-30 NOR SAE 1OW-30 GRADE OILS ARE AVAILABLE, SAE 30 GRADE MAY BE USED AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 40 DEGREESF (4 DEGREES c). COLD WEATHER DO NOT USE SAE 1OW-40, SAE 2OW-50 OR ANY OTHER GRADE OIL NOT RECOMMENDED. Is shown in the chart, SAE 5W-30 is lest for your vehicle. However, you can to Ise SAE 1OW-30 if it's going be 0°F :-lS.C) or above. These numbers on an )il container show its viscosity, or thickness. Do not use other viscosity oils, such as SAE IOW-40 or SAE 20W-50. If you cannot find oils with new the "starburst" symbol onthe front of the container, you should look for use and oils containingthe following three things: SH or SG "SH" or "SG" must be on the oil container, either itself or combined by with other quality designations, such as "SH/CD," "SH,SG,CD,""SG/CD," etc. These letters show American Petroleum Institute (API)levels of quality. S A E 5W-30 Energy Conserving I1 Oils with these words on the container will help you save fuel. These three things are usually included in a doughnut shaped logo (symbol) on most containers. If you cannot find oils with the "starburst" symbol, you should look for oils with the doughnut shaped symbol, containing the three things noted above. 169

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What
Kind
of
Oil
to
Use
Beginning
midyear 1993, oils of the
proper quality
for your vehicle
will
be
identified with this new “starburst”
symbol. The
“starburst” symbol
indicates that
the oil has been certified
by the American Petroleum Institute
(API), and is preferred for use in
your
gasoline engine.
You
should
look
for this
on
the
front of
the oil container, and use only
oils that
display this new symbol.
You
should also use the proper viscositJ
oil for your vehicle, as shown in the
following chart:
I
RECOMMENDED SAE VISCOSITY GRADE ENGINE
FOR
BEST
FUEL
ECONOMY
AND
COLD
STARTING,
SELECT
THE
LOWEST
SAE VISCOSITY GRADE
OIL
FOR
THE EXPECTED TEMPERATURE RANGE.
Y
HOT
WE
-
“F
k100
+so
+SO
+40
+20
0
ATHER
_ _
COLD
-
“C
t38
t
21
t16
t 4
-7
-18
\
LOOK
FOR
ONE
OF
THESE
LABELS
SAE
5W-30
PREFERRED
IF
NEITHER SAE
5W-30
NOR SAE
1OW-30
GRADE
OILS
ARE AVAILABLE, SAE
30
GRADE MAY BE USED AT TEMPERATURES
WEATHER
ABOVE
40
DEGREES
F
(4
DEGREES
c).
DO
NOT USE SAE
1OW-40,
SAE
2OW-50
OR
ANY
OTHER
GRADE
OIL
NOT RECOMMENDED.
Is
shown
in
the chart,
SAE
5W-30
is
lest
for
your
vehicle.
However,
you
can
Ise
SAE
1OW-30
if
it’s
going
to be
0°F
:-lS.C)
or
above.
These
numbers on an
)il
container
show
its
viscosity,
or
thickness.
Do
not use
other
viscosity
oils,
such as SAE
IOW-40
or
SAE
20W-50.
If
you
cannot find
oils
with
the new
“starburst” symbol
on
the front of the
container, you should
look
for
and use
oils
containing
the following three things:
SH
or
SG
“SH”
or
“SG”
must
be
on
the
oil
container,
either by
itself or
combined
with
other
quality
designations,
such
as
“SH/CD,” “SH,SG,CD,” “SG/CD,”
etc.
These
letters
show
American
Petroleum
Institute
(API)
levels of quality.
S A E
5W-30
Energy
Conserving
I1
Oils with these words on the
container will help you
save
fuel.
These three things are usually
included
in a doughnut shaped logo
(symbol) on
most containers.
If
you cannot find
oils
with the “starburst” symbol,
you should
look for oils with the doughnut shaped
symbol, containing the three things
noted
above.
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